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Letters Patent No. 66,794, dated July 1c, 1867. i

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To ALL WHOM 1T MAY coNoERN: i

Beit known that I, MARIE LOUISE'CHANGEUb., of the city of Paris, in the Empire of France, a new and useful Improvement in Stays or Corsets, of which lthe following is a full, clear, and Ievact description, reference'bcing had to the accompanyingv drawing, forming part of'this specification, and in which'- Figure 1 represents a front view of a pair of stays or corsets having my imnrovement applied to it.

Figure 2, a rear view of the same.

Figure 3, a rear view of a modification of the same, or as illustrating the use of cords or tapes in the place of bands or straps; and

Figure 4, a diagram or partial rear view in further illustration ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Stays or corsets as ordinarily' or 'heretofore constructed are almost invariably still* and constraining. Those which lace up all the way behind are very4 diflicult to fasten, and must first be laced withl equal tightness from top to bottom and afterwards by the insertion or slipping of the lace through suitable eyelets. This mode of lacing or fastening secures tightness, but in an objectionable manner, as regards certain parts of the body to meet the requisite or natural movements of the same. 0n the other hand, those corsets or stays which fasten in front throughout'tber length or depth by menus of agraffes or catches, while less diilicult to lace are less easy to fasten, equally constraining, and' are for various reasons objected to. The obj to obviate these objections, give increased freedoml to the natural movements of the body, and consequently greater elegance to the Waist without objectionable compression of the shoulders or hips, and producing a feeling offcomfort in place of restraint, as Well as admitting of a. more rapid and easy lacing of sucharticlcs. This, my improvement, is not only applicable to stays or corsets, but also to bclts or gir-dies The naturejofmy invention consists in a novel application or arrangement of two laces, straps, or bands, which, whether the stay or corset be open behind or in front, causes the same to be maintained or supported by the waist, around which portion the cords or bands are passed at about the centre in height cf-the article, and whereby, among other advantages, increased facility is afforded for adjusting or securing the same.

In gs. 1 and 2 of the drawing the stays or corset,Y which may be of tbe ordinary contour, and made of any g material, is represented as provided with buttons, a a an, secured on to or outside of the back end or edge ribs or busks bl? at or about the centre or waist portion of the corset, and on to-which hitch, through locking eyelets c c c c of a taper or keyhole form, double-ended tabs al d of bands or belts A A, said tabs lapping over or crossing each other and the bands A A, to which they form back ends, passing round thewaist portion of the corset and bitching at theirA opposite ends* through key-hole shaped eyelets e e, of which there may be nnynumber, to buttons ff, of which also there mayl z arranged on or dovvn the adjacent ect of my invention is be any number, on the'front ofthe husk g, or, it may be, on'to buttons 7L whalebones or ribs. It is preferable, but not absolutely necessary, that these several buttons should be secured to the busks or stifeners to give them stability, and any other suitable fastenings, such, for instance, as hooks and eyes, may, if desired, be used. In iigs. 3 and 4, instead of bands A A being used, cords or tapes are substituted, said cords or tapes, of which there also should be at least two, being each one (as represented by rod and blue lines) irst passed through the centreyelet of three arranged down one ofthe back busks or ribs, then through an upper eyelet ofthe opposite back busk or rib, afterwards through a lower eyelet on the same side of the division in the corset, and subsequently re-passed through the centre eyelet through which it was iirst passed. Thus threaded, the ends of said cords orftapes are secured to tabs which, after the cords have been passed round the centre or Waist portion of the corset, may, as in the previous instance, be hitched on. 'to buttons in front or be otherwise suitably secured. The principle of action, it will be perceived, is the same in both instances, and it is immaterial, so far as regards the peculiarity of my improvement, whether the stays or cor sets are made to open in front or behind. By said improvement, in ad advantages seeured'or objections obviated by it, the corset or other article, it will be perceived, is only tightened round the waist, the elasticity of the `whalebones or ribs supporting the other partsof the body, which thus are iforded for putting on or removing the also for adjusting them, lettingn lout or sustained Without being compressed. Furthermore, every facility is a corsets with dispatch, and securing the same when fitted to the body,

have inventedY dition to or in further explanation of the taking in, while in \vea1,-\`vithout undressing, to meet the different sizes of the body assumed during the day, or adaptability of the latter to bear greater pressure at one time than another. When buttons, as described, are used to establish the fastening, said buttons may, if desired, to prevent them tearing out, be attached to plates seclired to the busks or ribs, the front one of such plates, say, being riveted to the busk and having a piece stamped out of its centre and bent over to form the usuel hook which is used to keep the petticoats from rising.

I What I claim as my invention, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The corset or bodice, provided with bandsA, made detachable at their one end and adjustable at the other end, arranged and operating substantially as shown and described. l

In' testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification before two subscribing Witnesses.v

. v M. L. GHANGEUR. Witnesses: DUMA, PH. Genres. 

